The idea expressed in the title is a kind of hell. Think how hard it would be for all of us if we were obligated to maintain every app past the lifetime of its

The idea expressed in the title is a kind of hell. Think how hard it would be for all of us if we were obligated to maintain every app past the lifetime of its creators. Software dies. Maybe there will be some OS code that runs for a hundred years. But I think every application is going to die that doesn't have some cult like group of fans who maintain it, probably mostly for sentimental reasons.